As businesses are increasingly migrating to the cloud, securing the infrastructure has never been more important. Now according to the latest research, two security flaws in Microsoft's Azure App Services could have enabled a bad actor to carry out server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks or execute arbitrary code and take over the administration server. "This enables an … [Read more...] about Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Cloud Service
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Cybercriminals Are Using Legit Cloud Monitoring Tools As Backdoor
A cybercrime group that has previously struck Docker and Kubernetes cloud environments has evolved to repurpose genuine cloud monitoring tools as a backdoor to carry out malicious attacks, according to new research."To our knowledge, this is the first time attackers have been caught using legitimate third party software to target cloud infrastructure," Israeli cybersecurity … [Read more...] about Cybercriminals Are Using Legit Cloud Monitoring Tools As Backdoor
How AppTrana Managed Cloud WAF Tackles Evolving Attacking Techniques
Web applications suffer continuously evolving attacks, where a web application firewall (WAF) is the first line of defense and a necessary part of organizations' cybersecurity strategies.WAFs are getting more sophisticated all the time, but as its core protection starts with efficient pattern matching, typically using Regular Expressions, and classifying malicious traffic to … [Read more...] about How AppTrana Managed Cloud WAF Tackles Evolving Attacking Techniques
Cisco Secure Cloud Architecture for Azure
Workloads and applications are moving from a traditional data center to the public cloud as the public cloud provides an app-centric environment. Microsoft Azure offers critical features for application agility, faster deployment, scalability, and high availability using native cloud features. Microsoft Azure recommends tiered architecture for web applications, as this … [Read more...] about Cisco Secure Cloud Architecture for Azure
Three reasons why Stealthwatch Cloud is a modern-day cloud security solution
The world is changing, and so are your workloads. What was once bound to the on-prem data center, a large cluster of tech stacks at a local branch office, is now effortlessly deployed in the ‘cloud’. The cloud is a way to store data that requires no physical infrastructure for the end-user to manage. Cloud migration is a hot topic and has been on CISO’s minds for years. As you … [Read more...] about Three reasons why Stealthwatch Cloud is a modern-day cloud security solution
Cisco and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Work Together to Accelerate Cloud Adoption
The cloud is an interesting paradigm that takes on multiple personas, depending on who you ask. For the purposes of this post, by the “cloud” I am referring to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) public cloud providers, also referred to as Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). Presently, the IaaS market is experiencing the “highest growth rate” among all cloud services and is expected … [Read more...] about Cisco and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Work Together to Accelerate Cloud Adoption
Application-Based Micro-Segmentation, Reimagined for the Hybrid Cloud World
This blog was written & authored by Eric Parizo- Senior Analyst at Omdia Digital transformation is such a powerful phrase, one filled with potential. For me, it conjures a vision of enterprise IT as a hybrid cloud nirvana, in which application architectures function flawlessly, integration is automatic, and security just works, everywhere, all the time. Yet for all the talk … [Read more...] about Application-Based Micro-Segmentation, Reimagined for the Hybrid Cloud World
Get a compliant “Cloud Smart” approach to security with Stealthwatch Cloud
Over the past decade there has been a shift in focus when it comes to cybersecurity. This topic is often even more of a headache for Public Sector customers. Federal and state agencies, school systems and universities, owners of parks and all kinds of government organizations are bound by stringent policies that make choosing cybersecurity tools challenging. Many have turned to … [Read more...] about Get a compliant “Cloud Smart” approach to security with Stealthwatch Cloud
Addressing the Challenges of Cloud Email Infrastructures
Welcome to the third installment of our look into the future of the email security market! Last time, we looked at the continued importance of email security and the ever-present threats that exist for both on-prem and cloud email infrastructures. This time, we’ll be exploring how you can address these challenges. Gartner’s 2019 Market Guide for Email defined the Cloud Email … [Read more...] about Addressing the Challenges of Cloud Email Infrastructures
The Benefits, and Potential Challenges of, Cloud Email Platforms
Welcome to the second installment of our look into the future of the email security market! In our previous entry, we looked at the continued relevance of the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and discussed how Cisco’s Cloud Email Security (CES) provides our customers with versatile and comprehensive configuration and security options. This time, we’ll be exploring the simplicity and … [Read more...] about The Benefits, and Potential Challenges of, Cloud Email Platforms